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Whisper of Love This gentle love song, with its conflicting heavy metal guitar riffs, was a collaboration of Tom's lyrics, and Charles' music. Whisper of Love is undoubtedly the most idealic of the Visions songs. It is a song of young love in '67, when flowers were in people's hair, when bells were a part of most wardrobes, and free love was not about "swinging". It is a song of unconditional love before the young man has thought to ask the risky question, "Do you love me too?". While we all liked the song, Prufrock was not content to make an easy listening, afternoon in the park love song. We wanted to give it some attitude. Good old Jim Onetake (Neither John nor Tom can remember his last name) was there to fill the bill with bleeding finger licks that contrasted to the harpsichord that is prominent in the song. It was this song that motivated Tom to pursue borrowing a harpsichord from The University of Santa Barbara music department. When Charles played the harpsi part against the track, it took the production to a different level. It provided a lightness and lilt to Charles' interpretation of the chorus. We were determined not to fade this one out. At the time we didn't realise that Charles' count to the end leaked into the drum mikes. Then we decided we like it. |